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First Test by Tamora Pierce

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bmccabe088's review

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adventurous inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Character
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.0

lydv33's review against another edition

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adventurous medium-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

3.75

Mehh...
It's... Okay. Honestly I would have DEVOURED this series 10 years ago. And when rereading it I would probably have given it 5 stars because of the nostalgia goggles. But reading this as an adult its just... okay. It was fun enough though, otherwise I wouldn't continue reading the series. But it is also so similar to the immortals quartet that I keep forgetting Dane is not the main character. It doesn't help that the audiobooks are narrated by the same voice actor, but the voices of the characters, both in dialogue and internal monologues, the actions, and even the (sort of) communicating with animation are sooo similar.
And when a significantly older boy is introduced alarm bells went off. Surelyyyy Pierce would not pull that shit AGAIN. Right... ?

adakkhh's review

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4.0

thanks aunty becca

grace_b_3's review against another edition

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adventurous fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

4.5

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nightmaregiraffe's review

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adventurous hopeful inspiring tense

Plot- or character-driven? A mix
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.75

currentlypurring's review against another edition

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adventurous funny inspiring fast-paced

Plot- or character-driven? Plot
Strong character development? Yes
Loveable characters? Yes
Diverse cast of characters? No
Flaws of characters a main focus? No

5.0

inkfire's review

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3.0

I enjoyed the second half of the book - maybe the last two-thirds. But the beginning actually put me off, which surprised me. I know that challenging sexism is part of the core appeal of this series and the Song of the Lioness, but it was just so blatant that I was too angry to enjoy the story at first.
That might be my own fault, honestly. I just really dislike hypocrites.